Tabetha Adkins

Tabetha Adkins
  • Professor
  • Department: English
  • Research Cluster: English, Rhetoric, Writing & Literary Studies
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: TADKINS@wcupa.edu

Education

  • PhD, Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville
  • MA, English, University of Louisville
  • BA, English, Marshall University

Research Interests

writingwriting pedagogyethnographyAmish literacyliteracy studiescommunity literaciesrhetorical communities of practicemedical rhetoricwriting about writingwomen writerswomen's writingrhetoriccompositionwriting centersfirst-year writing

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Adkins's research has focused on literacy studies, community literacies, Amish communities, popular culture, literacy sponsorship, ethnographic methodology, teaching writing, and writing center work. Her current research is focused on medical rhetoric and rhetorical communities of practice around medical weight loss. Dr. Adkins has worked with students on projects focused on community literacy practices, women's writing and literature, political rhetorics, writing pedagogy and practice, and critical pedagogy.

List of Publications

  • Adkins, Tabetha. “Social Spill: A Case-Based Analysis of Social Media Data Collection.” Social Writing/ Social Media: Pedagogy, Presentation, and Publics. Eds. Stephanie Vie and Douglas Walls. Boulder, CO: Colorado State UP, 2017.
  • Adkins, Tabetha. “Literacy as a Legislative and Judicial Trope.” Literacy in Composition Studies 2.2. November 2014. 77-87.
  • Adkins, Tabetha. “Researching the ‘Un-Digital’: Methodological Reconsiderations for Community Literacy Research.” Community Literacy Journal, Special Issue on Digital Technology. Fall 2011. (Came out February 2013.) [solicited]
  • Adkins, Tabetha. “’The English Effect’ on Amish Language and Literacy Practices.” Community Literacy Journal 5.2, Spring 2011. (Came out Spring 2012.)
  • Adkins, Tabetha. “’To Everyone Out There in Budget Land’: The Narrative of Community in the International Amish Newspaper, The Budget.” Issues in Writing 18.1. Spring/Summer 2010.

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